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Urging Congress to amend federal law to allow states to provide for the consolidation of federally funded workforce development services with federally funded social safety net services.
Relating to the creation of a task force to develop a plan for the consolidation of the functions of workforce development programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission and social services programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to a requirement that employers post notice of certain information regarding reporting instances of workplace violence or suspicious activity.
Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to work and family policies.
Relating to the administration of violations and administrative penalties of the employment of children.
Relating to the continuation and functions of and certain programs subject to rules adopted by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.
Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding apprenticeship opportunities in this state for emerging and high-demand industries.
Relating to the workforce development evaluation system administered by the Texas Workforce Commission, including the establishment of a workforce development career education and training evaluation pilot program.
Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global stage.
Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.
Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program.
Relating to performance criteria for the award of adult education and literacy funds.
Relating to the creation of the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Office of State-Federal Relations.
Relating to the adoption and use of certain performance indicators to measure and evaluate career school or college programs.
Urging the federal government to support the construction of the Eastern Mediterranean gas pipeline.
Urging Congress to pass H.R. 412, designating the U.S. Post Office at 620 East Pecan Boulevard in McAllen as the Agent Raul H. Gonzalez Jr. Memorial Post Office.
Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.
Relating to the workforce diploma pilot program.
Relating to a study evaluating this state's business advantages, economic climate, and workforce readiness, and a report on attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this state.
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States.
Relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force by certain local workforce development boards.
Relating to the participation of community-based organizations in workforce training programs funded by the skills development fund.
Relating to the definition of qualified employee for purposes of the enterprise zone program.
Relating to employee-owned companies.
Relating to the apprenticeship system of adult career and technology education.
Relating to prohibiting certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions in employment agreements.
Relating to the creation of the employer child-care contribution partnership program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; authorizing a civil penalty.
Relating to the definition of qualified employee for purposes of the enterprise zone program.
Relating to certain requirements for the operational component of a local workforce development board's local plan.
Relating to requiring the Department of Information Resources to conduct a study concerning the cybersecurity of small businesses.
Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Training Grant Program.
Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workplace soft skills training pilot program.
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards regarding the provision of child care.
Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States.
Relating to rural development funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; authorizing fees.
Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects.
Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain criminal offenses involving wage theft.
Relating to the evaluation of child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
Relating to the application for funding for certain workforce development programs.
Relating to employment leave for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel.
Relating to the use of money awarded from the skills development fund.
Relating to the authority of economic development corporations created by certain rural municipalities to undertake infrastructure planning projects.
Commending Kymberlaine Banks for her service as the senior business engagement officer of Communities Foundation of Texas.
Relating to the creation of a low-interest loan program for entrepreneurs with physical or mental disabilities.
Relating to the provision of employment assistance services to individuals of all gender identities and sexual orientations.
Relating to establishing a program to allow certain child-care providers to provide free or reduced-cost breakfast and lunch meals.
Relating to the direct reimbursement of certain employers under the Skills Development Fund.
Relating to establishing a statewide reading enrichment program.
Relating to certain heat safety protections; providing administrative and civil penalties.
Relating to the collection and evaluation of data related to child care programs in this state.
Relating to certain requirements applicable to certain municipal economic development programs and grants.
Relating to a restriction on an employee's responsibility for certain training and education expenditures required by an employer.
Relating to increasing warehouse worker protections.
Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.
Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to unpaid leave for certain employees who experience a miscarriage.
Relating to the establishment of an economic opportunity grant program by the comptroller of public accounts.
Relating to authorizing the establishment of community child-care collaboratives and establishing a grant program for those collaboratives administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the sunset review of local workforce development boards in this state.
Relating to the establishment of a paid parental leave program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; imposing an employer contribution.
Relating to establishing an intergovernmental development corporation in certain counties to foster minority- or women-owned construction businesses.
Relating to family and medical leave.
Relating to requirements for certain skills development fund grant proposals.
Relating to the minimum wage for certain tipped employees.
Relating to unlawful employment practices based on sexual harassment, including complaints and civil actions arising from those practices.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Relating to the creation by the Texas Workforce Commission of a program to assist with transitioning certain workers to clean energy jobs.
Relating to administrative penalties assessed by the Texas Workforce Commission against certain employers for failure to pay wages.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.
Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to compensation and wage history.
Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid leave to employees; providing civil and administrative penalties.
Relating to the right of an employee to time off from work if the employee or the employee's child is a victim of family violence or a violent felony offense.
Relating to authorizing certain projects to be undertaken by economic development corporations.
Relating to an employee's right to privacy of personal health information; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations.
Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities for certain projects.
Relating to operation of the Texas small and rural community success fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank as successor to the Texas leverage fund program and to creation of the micro-business disaster recovery loan guarantee program.
Recognizing the vital importance of the enduring friendship between Texas and the United Kingdom.
Relating to measures to support the alignment of education and workforce development in the state with state workforce needs, including the establishment of the Tri-Agency Workforce Initiative.
Relating to establishing loan programs to assist certain micro-businesses by increasing access to capital; authorizing fees.
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards regarding the provision of child care and the subsidized child care program.
Relating to the creation of the small business disaster recovery loan program.
Relating to the establishment of the industry-based certification advisory council and the transfer of certain duties to that advisory council.
Relating to the development of and report on a tri-agency work-based learning strategic framework by the Texas Workforce Commission, the Texas Education Agency, and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Relating to the eligibility of the Windham School District to participate in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Relating to developing a strategic plan to support the child-care workforce.
Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the administration of apprenticeship training programs.
Relating to the evaluation of child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects.
Relating to authorizing school districts to provide funding using money received under the Foundation School Program to community-based organizations for purposes of reimbursing private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district.
Relating to eligibility for job-training programs provided under the self-sufficiency fund.
Relating to the participation of open-enrollment charter schools in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Relating to the development of model data-sharing agreements for sharing certain student information between public schools, public and private institutions of higher education, and other entities.
Relating to establishing reimbursement rates for certain child-care providers participating in the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to small business recovery funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; imposing a monetary penalty; authorizing fees.
Relating to performance criteria for the award of adult education and literacy funds.
Relating to vehicle modification services provided under the vocational rehabilitation program.
Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workplace soft skills training pilot program.
Expressing support for the strengthening of the partnership between the U.S. and Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global stage.
Relating to the establishment of the small business assistance disaster recovery program.
Relating to the computation of the replenishment ratio used to determine an employer's unemployment compensation contribution tax rate.
Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
Relating to operation of the Texas small and rural community success fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank as successor to the Texas leverage fund program.
Relating to prohibiting certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions in employment agreements.
Relating to eligibility for job-training programs provided under the self-sufficiency fund.
Relating to referring children to local workforce development boards for subsidized child care services.
Relating to establishing reimbursement rates for certain child-care providers participating in the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the participation of open-enrollment charter schools in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Relating to requiring the Department of Information Resources to conduct a study concerning the cybersecurity of small businesses.
Relating to a study and report by a public institution of higher education on local and state supply chain disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and ERCOT power outages.
Relating to certain requirements for a qualified business or enterprise project under the enterprise zone program and to the definition of qualified employee for purposes of the program.
Relating to local workforce development boards and the regulation of child-care providers by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the creation of certain pilot programs to encourage economic and educational opportunities in certain regions of this state.
Relating to the financing of certain sports and community venue projects.
Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain criminal offenses involving wage theft.
Relating to certain requirements regarding worksite exposures to illness related to public health emergencies; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to the exercise of the right of free speech, right to petition, and right of association.
Relating to family and medical leave.
Relating to the establishment of the community development grocery store grant program and to the use of money from the Texas Enterprise Fund for the program.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to Texas Workforce Commission workforce counselors to provide public school students with career counseling.
Relating to economic development and workforce retraining opportunities in the transition to the use of clean energy sources.
Relating to the creation by the Texas Workforce Commission of a program to assist with transitioning certain workers to clean energy jobs.
Relating to a study on the cost of providing quality child care in this state in comparison to family income.
Relating to the use of the Texas Enterprise Fund for a small business loan guarantee program.
Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity or expression.
Relating to a prohibition on certain employer requirements relating to employee jury duty compensation.
Relating to the establishment of the Small Business Disaster Recovery Grant Program.
Relating to establishing a minimum wage for essential workers.
Relating to the duties of the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office's business permit office.
Relating to the establishment of the economic inclusion and diversification task force.
Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to discrimination in payment of compensation.
Relating to the direct reimbursement of certain employers under the skills development fund.
Relating to the authority of a Type A economic development corporation to provide grants and loans to small businesses during a declared state of disaster.
Relating to administrative penalties assessed by the Texas Workforce Commission against certain employers for failure to pay wages.
Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to compensation and wage history.
Relating to requirements for certain skills development fund grant proposals.
Relating to consumer information regarding career schools and colleges.
Relating to the application for funding for certain workforce development programs.
Relating to establishing an intergovernmental development corporation in certain counties to foster minority- or women-owned construction businesses.
Relating to the minimum wage and overtime pay for employees.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Relating to development corporation projects for the provision of health care and mental health care to the public.
Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to establishing an intergovernmental development corporation in certain counties to foster minority- or women-owned construction businesses.
Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.
Relating to authorizing certain projects to be undertaken by economic development corporations.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations.
Relating to certain unlawful employment practices regarding compensation.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to establishing a Texas Service Corps to provide student loan relief, job training, and work experience, in exchange for providing community service in underserved areas.
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid leave to employees; providing civil and administrative penalties.
Relating to a prohibition on certain discrimination in employment compensation.
Relating to the creation of a low-interest loan program for entrepreneurs with physical or mental disabilities.
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to adjusting the minimum wage annually based on the consumer price index.
Relating to the creation of the Commission on Texas Workforce of the Future.
Relating to the transfer of the regulation of motor fuel metering and motor fuel quality from the Department of Agriculture to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.
Relating to the creation of the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program.
Relating to the criteria for awarding adult education and literacy program performance incentive funds.
Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards regarding the provision of child care.
Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities and a study and report regarding the effectiveness of that fund.
Relating to definition of a common paymaster.
Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding occupational skills training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Relating to the payment of wages by an employer through a payroll card account.
Relating to consolidation of annual reporting requirements of the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the prohibition against age discrimination in certain employment training programs.
Relating to operation of the Texas leverage fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank.
Relating to entities eligible to authorize the creation of spaceport development corporations and to the powers of those corporations.
Relating to the administration by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workforce diploma pilot program.
Relating to the purposes of and income eligibility limits for participation in programs offered by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation.
Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
Relating to the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects.
Relating to wage claim data.
Relating to the administration of the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Relating to a redetermination of a preliminary wage determination order by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the exemption of certain commercial weighing or measuring devices from registration and inspection requirements.
Relating to a competitive and integrated employment initiative for certain Medicaid recipients.
Relating to providing public high school students information regarding the availability of college credit awarded for military experience, education, and training obtained during military service.
Relating to a study regarding the cost of child care in this state in comparison to family income.
Relating to wage requirements for community rehabilitation programs participating in the purchasing from people with disabilities program.
Urging Congress to unite in bipartisan support for the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Relating to the regulation of motor fuel quality and motor fuel metering devices.
Relating to certain public school workforce training programs funded by the skills development fund and to authorizing school districts to reimburse under the Foundation School Program private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district.
Relating to the creation of a work group to advise the Texas Workforce Commission regarding the Texas Rising Star Program.
Relating to restrictions on hours of employment for children; creating criminal offenses.
Relating to a study on the impacts of using certain motor vehicle technologies.
Relating to requiring the Texas Workforce Commission to pay the cost of taking a high school equivalency examination for certain individuals.
Relating to the period during which an employee may file a claim for unpaid wages with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the administration by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workforce diploma pilot program.
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue or pledge that revenue for the payment of obligations related to projects involving hotels.
Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
Relating to wage requirements for community rehabilitation programs participating in the purchasing from people with disabilities program.
Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.
Relating to operation of the Texas leverage fund program administered by the Texas Economic Development Bank.
Relating to the deadline for certain economic development corporations to file a certain report with the comptroller.
Relating to establishing a program to assist small businesses by increasing access to capital.
Relating to a competitive and integrated employment initiative for certain Medicaid recipients.
Designating February 15 as Career and Technical Education Letter of Intent Signing Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2019.
Relating to defense economic readjustment zones.
Relating to the regulation of child-care providers by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to including certain child care providers in the Texas Rising Star Program and establishing a pilot program to expand participation in the Texas Rising Star Program.
Relating to the definition of "employer" for purposes of a sexual harassment claim.
Relating to the dissemination of information about historically underutilized businesses and the expansion of the small business development center network.
Relating to the transfer of the regulation of motor fuel metering and motor fuel quality from the Department of Agriculture to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing civil and administrative penalties; creating criminal offenses; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.
Relating to rural and opportunity funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; imposing a monetary penalty; authorizing fees.
Relating to a database of employers penalized for failure to pay wages or convicted of certain offenses involving wage theft.
Urging Congress to pass H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act.
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to employment leave for certain family or medical obligations; imposing an assessment.
Relating to authorizing certain projects to be undertaken by economic development corporations.
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid leave to employees; providing administrative penalties.
Relating to the creation of a cross-border motor vehicle traffic congestion web portal.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the state or a municipality or county to donate certain property to the United States to promote border crossing security or international bridge trade corridors, to issue public securities to finance the acquisition or construction of that property, and to use public money to make certain payments related to public-private partnerships.
Relating to establishing an intergovernmental development corporation in certain counties to foster minority- or women-owned construction businesses.
Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the deadline for certain economic development corporations to file a certain report with the comptroller.
Relating to requiring reasonable workplace accommodations for and prohibiting discrimination against employees or applicants for employment with limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or a related medical condition.
Relating to the creation of certain pilot programs to encourage economic and educational opportunities in certain regions of this state.
Relating to the creation of a low-interest loan program for entrepreneurs with physical or mental disabilities.
Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.
Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan and for the expansion of Taiwan's role on the global stage.
Relating to consolidation of annual reporting requirements of the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to administrative penalties assessed by the Texas Workforce Commission against certain employers for failure to pay wages.
Relating to a requirement that certain employers maintain records of complaints alleging sexual harassment.
Relating to prohibited provisions in a settlement agreement between a government agency and employee regarding a claim or complaint involving sexual assault or certain unlawful conduct based on sex.
Relating to the minimum wage and overtime pay for employees.
Relating to a study of economic development incentives provided to businesses and members of the public by certain political subdivisions.
Relating to methods of calculating the minimum wage paid to an employee.
Relating to the allocation of funds under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding occupational skills training for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative and civil penalties.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to an employee's liability for sexual harassment.
Relating to the designation of certain federal funds for border infrastructure projects.
Relating to the prohibition of certain required nondisclosure and arbitration agreements.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to repealing the authority for the payment of a subminimum wage to certain persons with disabilities.
Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to a prohibition on sex discrimination in employment compensation.
Relating to certain public school workforce training programs funded by the skills development fund.
Relating to repealing the authority for the payment of a subminimum wage to certain persons with disabilities.
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an increased minimum wage.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to the prohibition of employment discrimination based on an individual's status as a survivor of family violence or sexual assault.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an increased minimum wage.
Urging Congress to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour.
Relating to unlawful employment practices regarding discrimination in payment of compensation.
Relating to certain unlawful employment practices regarding compensation.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to the minimum wage.
Relating to employer retaliation against employees who seek recovery of unpaid wages and procedures in wage claim hearings conducted by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Relating to the employment of certain persons with disabilities.